高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day Fourteen.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayFourteen

高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayFourteen

Passage1

Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence（智力）intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware（意识）ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.

Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatis,itsownreflectedimage（反射出的影像）.Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payinglittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,havebeenshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.

Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest.

“Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal,”saidDianaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins.”

TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8-foot-squaremirroronawalloftheanimals'playarea（outofthesightofzoovisitors）andrecordedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.

Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.

Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose.

DianaReisssaid,“Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway.”

1.Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals?

A.Whethertheyhavelargebrains.

B.Whethertheyhaveself-awareness.

C.Whethertheyenjoyoutdoorexercises.

D.Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors.

2.Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext?

A.Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders.

B.Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors.

C.TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss.

D.Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent.

3.WhatmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty?

A.Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror.

B.Sherecognizedherownimageinthemirror.

C.Shepaintedamarkonherownface.

D.Shefoundthehiddencamera.

Passage2

Onewaypeoplearerespondingtofoodsafetyconcernsisbygrowingtheirownfood.However,noteveryonelivesonpropertywithenoughspaceforaprivateplot.Onesolutioniscommunitygardens,whichhavebecomepopularworldwide,numbering18

000inNorthAmericaalone.Inadditiontoprovidinglow-cost,deliciousfood,thesepublicspacesoffercitiesarangeofotherbenefits.

Communitygardensarelocatedinatownorcityandtendedbylocalresidents.Often,thelandisonavacantlotownedbythecity.Thesiteisdividedintomanageableplots,whichmaybetendedbyindividualsorbythegarden'smemberscollectively.Sincethelandisusuallypubliclyowned,thecostforgardenerstoleaseitisminimal.Infact,NewYorkCity,whichishometomorethan750communitygardenstendedbymorethan20

000members,chargespeoplejust\1ayeartoleaseaplot.Othercostsinvolvesoil,tools,seeds,fencing,andsoon.However,becausethey'resharedbymanypeople,individualgardenerspayverylittle.

Acommunitygardencanquicklypayoff,intermsofdeliciousfruitsandvegetables,inadditiontobeautifulflowers.Excessproducecanbesoldforaprofitatfarmersmarkets.Butagarden'sbenefitdon'tstopthere.Theyalsobeautifycities,fosterstrongrelationshipsamongresidents,andloweranarea'scrimerate.Award-winningspaceslikeLondon'sCulpeperCommunityGardenevenattracttourists.Beautifulandaffordable,communitygardensareoftendescribedasoasesincrowdedcities.

1.Communitygardensaredesignedforthosewho.

A.areconcernedaboutfoodsafety

B.liveinahousewithaprivateplot

C.can'taffordtobuyorganicfood

D.don'thavetheirownproperty

2.NewYorkCity.

A.isownedby20,000individualgardeners

B.chargesresidentsalottoleasetoolsandfencing

C.containsmorethan750communitygardens

D.istendedbyprofessionalgardenersandlocalresidents

3.What'sthebenefitofcommunitygardens?

A.Peoplecanenjoysafeanddeliciousvegetablesandanimalmeat.

B.Residentsaremorefamiliarandrelatedwitheachother.

C.Theneighborhoodisbecomingsaferbutoflowertaste.

D.Peoplecanmakesomeprofitsfromthevisitingtourists.

4.Theunderlinedword"oases"isclosestinmeaningto.

A.culturalandartcenters

B.popularplatformsforexchanges

C.peacefulandsafelands

D.commercialandprosperousplaces

Passage3

　　KingJuanCarlosofSpainonceinsisted"kingsdon'tgiveupthethrone（王位）,theydieintheirsleep."ButembarrassingscandalsandthepopularityoftherepublicanleftintherecentEuro-electionshaveforcedhimtoeathiswordsandstanddown.SodoestheSpanishcrisissuggestthatmonarchy（君主制）isseeingitslastdays?

DoesthatmeanthewritingisonthewallforallEuropeanroyals,withtheirmagnificentuniformsandmajesticlifestyles?

　　TheSpanishcaseprovidesargumentsbothforandagainstmonarchy.Whenpublicopinionisparticularlypolarized,asitwasfollowingtheendoftheFrancoregime,monarchscanriseabovemerepoliticsandsymbolizeaspiritofnationalunity.

　　Itisthisapparenttranscendence（超越）ofpoliticsthatexplainsmonarchscontinuingpopularityasheadsofstate.Andso,theMiddleEastexcepted,Europeisthemostmonarch-filledregionintheworld,with10kingdoms（notcountingVaticanCityandAndorra）.Mostroyalfamilieshavesurvivedbecausetheyallowvoterstoavoidthedifficultsearchforanon-controversialbutrespectedpublicfigure.

　　Evenso,kingsandqueensundoubtedlyhaveadownside.Symbolicofnationalunityastheyclaimtobe,theirveryhistoryandsometimesthewaytheybehavetodaysymbolizesoutdatedandindefensibleprivilegesandinequalities.AtatimewhenThomasPikettyandothereconomistsarewarningofrisinginequalityandtheincreasingpowerofinheritedwealth,itisstrangethatwealthynoblefamiliesshouldstillbethesymbolicheartofmoderndemocratic（民主的）states.

　　Themostsuccessfulmonarchiestrytheirbesttoabandonorhidetheiroldnobleways.Princesandprincesseshaveday-jobsandridebicycles,nothorses（orhelicopters）.Evenso,thesearewealthyfamilieswhopartywiththeinternational1

andmediainterferencemakesitincreasinglydifficulttomaintaintherightimage.

1.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,KingJuanCarlosofSpain.

A.usedtoenjoyhighpublicsupport

B.wasunpopularamongEuropeanroyals

C.easedhisrelationshipwithhisrivals

D.gaveuphisthroneinembarrassment

2.MonarchsarekeptasheadsofstateinEuropemostly.

A.owingtotheirundoubtedandrespectablestatus

B.toachieveabalancebetweentraditionandreality

C.togivevotersmorepublicfigurestolookupto

D.duetotheireverlastingpoliticalsymbolizing

3.Whichofthefollowingisshowntobestrange,accordingtoParagraph4?

A.Thenoblefamilies'excessivedependenceoninheritedwealth

B.Theroleofthenobilityinmoderndemocracies

C.Thesimplelifestyleofthenoblefamilies

D.Thenobility'sstickingtotheirprivileges

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Carlos,agoodexampleofAllEuropeanMonarchs

B.Europe,themostmonarch-filledregionintheworld

C.Carlos,aLessonforAllEuropeanMonarchs

D.Europe,symbolicheartofmoderndemocracy.

Passage4

ManyofusknowaboutRussia’sLakeBaikalfromourtextbooks,orbylisteningtoChinesesingerLiJian’shitsong,LieBaikal.Butoverthepastdecade,theworld’sdeepestfreshwaterlakehasbeeninthespotlightforanextremesport.

EachMarchsince2005,about150peoplefromaroundtheworldsignupfortheBaikalIceMarathon.Theycometoexplorethelake’sbreathtakingbeautyandchallengethemselvesinunpredictableconditions.The26-mile（41.84-kilometers）journeystartsonthelake’seasternshore.InMarch,theiceisameterthickandiron-hard.Runnerscrossthisfrozensurface,finishingonthewesternsideofthelake.

Knownasthe“blueeyeofSiberia”,LakeBaikalhasexceptionallyclearwaters.Thismeansitsiceisalmostperfectlytransparent（透明的）.“Seenfromabove,arunnerontheicelooksasifheorshewerejoggingthroughspace.”TheNewYorkTimesnoted.

Thelandscapemightbebeautiful,butit’salsoharsh.Strongwindsblast（侵袭）acrossthelakeandfrostbitecanoccurwithinhalfanhour.Runnerssaythecoldclimateiswhatdrawsthem.Theywanttotesttheirlimits.

“Whenyouareinsuchanenvironment,youdon’thavecarsaroundyou,andyoudon’thavethenoisearound.Ithinktheseextremeracesallowyoutobealonewithnature.”AlicjaBarahona,a64-year-oldrunnerfromtheUS,toldABCnews.

Thelocationofferssomestrangeanduniquecharacteristicsforthismarathon.Thefinishinglineisvisiblefromthestart,buttheendlesswhiteoffersnoprogressmarkers.Theracealsoendswithlittlefanfare（隆重的欢迎）.Touristscrowdingtheicearemostlyaddictedtosnappingselfies（自拍）andjustignoretherunners.

Forsomerunners,theabsenceofspectatorsmakestheracemorechallenging,becauseit’slonely.Theymustfightwiththemselves.“YouarealoneonBaikal.Itisyourrace.Youarealonewithyourself.Allyouneedtodoistodefeatyourself.”VeroniqueMessina,aFrenchrunner,toldtheTelegraph.

1.Whatcanweknowaboutth